Unsolicited Duck Pic

[Zardnaar]

Not really. We mostly try to leave them be. Don't want to scare them. Sometimes the girls will chase away an annoying pūkeko, though.

We've really only got the water of leith in Dunedin and the Botanic Gardens both of which attract ducks. Free food at the gardens to feed them in little packets.

 

[Zardnaar]

Went on the great duck quest today. Nice spring day so went and had a look at one of our local gardens in town.

They've partly restored native bush and a remnant of precolonial NZ.

No ducks. Kept looking.

Found a tree.

Not a duck though keep walking.

Into the Botanic garden area.

Getting closer. Water, seagulls.

 

[Zardnaar]

Found one. This duck didn't care. Let me get right up beside him.

Cafe and information centre nearby. Lots of people about, kids on the playground equipment etc. Duck pond.

Information centre had free packets of grain to feed them. Pigeons also saying hi. Everyone else had the same idea and they weren't that interested in eating probably full up.

 

[Zardnaar]

Walking back probably a mile walk each way perhaps.

More water.

And finally in the way out behind a tree near the street.

These ducks didn't care either let me get right up close.

Walking off breakfast.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

 

[Zardnaar]

My cat on a cold crappy day. Yeah nah back inside.

 

[Zardnaar]

Hand fed fries in town.

Ducks don't seem to care about humans.

Paradise ducks no strangers in unusual habitat

A pair of paradise ducks found an unusual new heaven by calmly strolling through central Dunedin yesterday.

www.odt.co.nz

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

 

[Zardnaar]

So so jelly.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Not my dog...or duck: